What should I do? Need advice

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I graduated from a FNP at the end of the summer and passed the certification exam in December. I currently work as a bedside nurse and have been actively looking for jobs. I could have had the opportunity to work at a retail clinic or a nursing home. I have been very picky and just can't see myself doing most positions. I was recently offered a job at an insurance company doing mostly desk work. It seems like the perfect job for me because I was never really into bedside nursing. I enjoy caring for patients and talking to them but I hate the high stress of the job. I am unsure why I thought going to school for FNP would be the way out of this stress. I cannot see myself working with kids or in a primary care office. I want to take this job but then basically getting my NP was a waste and I should have gotten my masters in another field. Please let me know if anyone has any advice.

Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

@psych guy. I appreciate your candor about this. I was trained as a therapist which involves attending to your own and the patients emotions. For me it makes the work very interesting. But it may not be necessary at all in diagnosing and prescribing especially as the field goes more toward neuroscience. I like feeling-sensing the therapeutic encounter and paying attention to transference/counter transference issues and providing therapy whenever I can. Best wishes.

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.
@psych guy. I appreciate your candor about this. I was trained as a therapist which involves attending to your own and the patients emotions. For me it makes the work very interesting. But it may not be necessary at all in diagnosing and prescribing especially as the field goes more toward neuroscience. I like feeling-sensing the therapeutic encounter and paying attention to transference/counter transference issues and providing therapy whenever I can. Best wishes.

Yeah, that's great. I've met a lot of CNS's with that therapy slant. I really don't know much about it. You know, I entertained clinical psychology as a career choice. I'm glad I didn't. I think it would neuropsych is interesting, but I think the need and market are for meds so I devote my practice and free time to studying that.

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Would not want to be on the stand being questioned, as to your training in psychiatric nursing.

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.
Would not want to be on the stand being questioned, as to your training in psychiatric nursing.

A mere presentation of our transcript shows the limits. I used to make a living on the stand. Please. I'm not worried about that at all.

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

I do not see how a psychiatric nursing curriculum would come up in a court setting. I have testified in favor of patients being given psychiatric medications against their

Will and I had to submit a resume about my qualifications. Risk assessment of suicide and homicide is done routinely in psych. Most malpractice claims are from people practicing out of their scope of practice.

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.
I do not see how a psychiatric nursing curriculum would come up in a court setting. I have testified in favor of patients being given psychiatric medications against their

Will and I had to submit a resume about my qualifications. Risk assessment of suicide and homicide is done routinely in psych. Most malpractice claims are from people practicing out of their scope of practice.

Well, I inferred the colleague was referring to being questioned about psychotherapy. I have one 90 hour practicum in it with no didactics. Good thing I don't engage in therapy, eh!

PM me some time and I'll tell you about what taught me the most about therapy. It's a positive thing.

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